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National Press Club Scholarship for Journalism Diversity

Award Amount
$2,000
Awards Available
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Deadline
March 1, 2018
  • Scholarship Description
  • The National Press Club, the leading professional organization for journalists, wants to recruit promising future journalists who will bring diversity to American journalism. The scholarship consists of a one-year scholarship, with an additional book stipend that is renewable up to 3 years.

    The competition is open to high school seniors who are preparing to enter college and intend to become a journalist and who will bring diversity to U.S. journalism. Applicants MUST provide the following information in Triplicate (3 copies of all requested information). All information must be included in one package, including recommendations; newspaper articles must be reduced to 8½ by 11 sheets only. Failure to include all information in triplicate, including multimedia formats, will result in disqualification.

    For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.
  • Contact
  • National Press Club
  • Attention: Scholarship Department
  • 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
  • Washington, DC 20045
  • 202-662-7500

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